Giovanni Sgro

Giovanni Antonio Sgro (16 February 1931 – 18 March 2019) was an Italian-born Australian politician. Sgro emigrated to Australia in 1952. He was a painter and decorator. In 1979, he became the first Italian-born MP in Victoria. He served as a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Labor Party for Melbourne North Province from July 1979 until his retirement in August 1992.